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According to a new paper published by the researchers behind the retrofitted spy plane, it appears that storms in the tropics are actually littered with medium-duration gamma rays, which could completely change what we know about how lightning forms.” [// BGR »]( [/lifehack] [StackSocial - You can now do it all (with AI, of course) | [Partner]]( [You can now do it all (with AI, of course)]( The question is no longer about what AI can do; it’s what it can’t do. And when it comes to one as comprehensive as 1minAI, we’re pretty stuck trying to answer that. Because, really, it kinda does everything. While it can do the simple stuff you’d expect from an AI — like content and image creation — it also generates text-to-speech, summarizes PDFs, translates documents, and even helps edit videos. And it’s powered by some of the best AI models out there, like OpenAI, Midjourney, and Meta. 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